31, Highacre, Dorking, RH4 3BF Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01188 - Tree Felling Consent Live

Proposal

01- Horse Chestnut - Reduce overall size of crown by up to 1.5 metres back to suitable growth points, the level of reduction is not to exceed the previous reduction points, remove deadwood within crown, remove epicormic growth to 6 metres and remove ivy from ground level. 02 - Catalpa - Carefully fell to near ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, from Mole Valley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Dorking built-up area; Green belt 93 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £305,000 in January 1997. Detached house, freehold.

26 January 1997£305,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
RH4 3BF
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Dorking South
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treeline Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 4016 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
283decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01082
Committee
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use